DVD Player at Apex of Controversy DVD & DeCSS6/5/2000; 7:10:30 AM March 21, 2000: DVD Player at Apex of Controversy: "Unlike other DVD players, the Apex can play DVD movies created anywhere in the world. Regions are assigned specific numbers so, for example, DVDs created in Region 1 –- the United States -– can only be played in that area. But by accessing a hidden menu in the Apex player, users can turn off regional encoding.

"The player also has the ability to remove the DVD Content Scrambling System (CSS). Doing so enables users to copy DVDs, similar to the functionality of the much-maligned DeCSS utility. "

Get this thing while you can! These features will not be available again!